Cabaret Voltaire: But What Time Is It Really [mute] 2025

IN MEMORY OF RICHARD H KIRK

Recorded on the UK Tour Oct-Nov 2025

LP & CD available: cabaretvoltaire.tmstor.es

Stephen Mallinder: Vocals, bass, keyboards, samples
Chris Watson: organ, modular synths, samples, field recordings
Eric Random: Keyboards, guitar
Oliver Harrap: Electronic percussion

The album was engineered and mixed by Benge, recorded by Joe Peat, mastered by James Trevasus with artwork by Dan Conway and Paul Burgess, based on Conway’s live visuals on the tour.

“… these songs resonate as loudly as when they were first created” – 4/5* MOJO

“It’s a blistering reminder of a back catalogue that stretches from Dada cut-ups to honorary status as house music influencers” – 8/10* Uncut

“As captured here [Cabaret Voltaire] were on blistering form” – 4/5* Classic Pop

“…amazing” – MusicOMH

Marking 50 years since the live launch of one of Britain’s most influential electronic bands (at the Sheffield Students Union Refectory on 13 May 1975), Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson were joined by Eric Random and Oliver Harrap for an eagerly anticipated and long-awaited tour.

But What Time Is It Really? perfectly captures the mood of the UK dates. Fans travelled across the world to see the band present new arrangements of classic Cabs tracks such as ‘Sensoria’, ‘Crackdown’, ‘Do Right’ and ‘Spies in the Wires’ alongside ‘Tinsley Viaduct’, a contemporary piece of musique concrète composed by Chris Watson.

released April 24, 2026

https://cabaretvoltaire.bandcamp.com/album/but-what-time-is-it-really